The air that women breathe up to three months before they become pregnant can have an effect on the future baby’s size. A ...

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...

Where you store fat, as opposed to how much you have, may be a bigger risk factor for colon cancer, a study published in JAMA ...

A day after international experts proposed a new approach to define obesity by looking beyond body mass index (BMI), Indian ...

The perfect breakfast for weight loss isn't about the food itself, but rather the energy it provides - and there's a certain ...

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...

Studies have revealed that there is an ideal breakfast you can eat in order to help you lose weight - and it's nothing to do with the food itself. The study shows the ideal breakfast should provide 20 ...

The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and ...

A more comprehensive multiethnic genetic risk score strongly predicted new cases of type 2 diabetes, including for people without the traditional risk factors of excess fat and high blood sugar.

New obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated ...

Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy ... measure of weight-related health risk. Women with a waist size over 35 inches and men with ...

Health experts have recommended major changes to how obesity is diagnosed globally, warning current approaches are ineffective and inconsistent.